Cora Lee Meier has done it again! She has knitted the Elizabeth Zimmerman 100th anniversary "Pi Camping*" shawl (designed by Judy Shedden) and donated it to Tempe Yarn to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. This wonderful shawl is made of Zitron's Filagran (in Smoke color way) with yarn that was graciously donated by Skacel Collection Yarn Company.
With a minimum $5.00 donation at Tempe Yarn, you can have your name entered into a drawing to win this Zimmerman Shawl. If you live outside of the immediate area and you wish to participate, simply give us a call (480 557 9166) and make your donation with either Visa or Mastercard.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that impacts many people in so many ways. This wonderful pattern includes the themes of Elizabeth Zimmerman's love of camping from the "paw prints"at the center in honor of her pet Kline the cat, the Slanting Twigs to represent a walk in the forest with sun shining through the trees, Willow Leaves to celebrate the beauty of everything growing and green and the Eaves and droplets to represent water lappin up at the edge of the lake or river and rolling back across the sand and rocks (excerpted from the Ravelry pattern page.)"
Cora Lee added a section of Pine trees near the edging to give another additional dimension to the Knit. She loves camping with others and realizes the difficulty that the disease can bring to those who previously have loved the outdoors and camping in particular. With this shawl, she hopes to bring attention to this disease as well as to allow one person to truly enjoy the beauty of this work of art for many generations to come.
Why The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and I Are Moving Towards a Cure
Having multiple sclerosis means that you may suddenly have blurry vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. Or that you may not always be able to walk. The symptoms of MS are different, and devastating, for everyone - the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day.
Why I Knit This Shawl
"Because I want to do something for myself and others who have been diagnosed - and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease", said Cora Lee. Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability.
Why You Should Buy A Drawing Ticket
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because of your drawing ticket purchase, we are now getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS."
Drawing Information
For a minimum $5 donation, you will receive a ticket. The drawing for the shawl will be held at 3pm on March 31st. All proceeds from the drawing will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
* The Elizabeth Zimmerman 100th Anniversary Camping shawl was designed by Judy Shedden of Mwaa Knit Obsession who agreed to allow the use of her pattern for this charity project.
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